What Gives People 'The Chills' ?

“ ‘Chills’ (frisson manifested as goose bumps or shivers) have been used in an increasing number of studies as indicators of emotions in response to music …”But in a new research project, investigators from Hanover University of Music and Drama (hmtmh) in Germany focussed their attention not just on chills which are exclusively musically-induced, but also on those initiated by aural, visual, tactile, and taste stimulation. A comprehensive set of experiments were devised to investigate. read more

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